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TaigaThe 17th amendment was passed in order to reduce governmental corruption and eliminate governmental deadlock. Before the passage of the 17th amendment, senators were elected by state legislators. Many senators and party officials used money and favors in order to influence those elections. Many state legislatures were divided along party lines and they could not agree on a candidate, which prevented them from conducting state business and which compromised the effectiveness of the United State Congress.
It was done to take power from the common man. If the constituent was displeased with their legislature's choice, they could vote the local members out of office. It was the essence of a Representative Republic. The 17th amendment allowed the Senator to buy his relection by bringing home the bacon like they do in the house. Doubt my answer? Look at the number of buildings & highways named in WV after Robert Byrd (D)? He was in the Senate for 51 years.
Direct election of the House of Representatives reflects the people's "temperature" and are reelected every (2) years. The Senate represented the state as a whole - where cooler heads were to prevail; until this amendment.
In the same way, the Electoral College protects the sovereignty of the states. This way, the states with the largest populations are not given the right to force the choice of the minority of states on the entire country.
The goal of the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution was to establish direct elections of US Senators. Before the passage of the Amendment, Senators were appointed by state legislatures.
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The amendment passed in 1865 abolished?
It was the Thirteenth Amendment which abolished slavery.
What did the 17th amendment allow to elect their senators not the states lgislative in each state?
the 17th Amendment is the provision that allows U.S. Senators to be directly elected by a state's population.
Who was president while the 17th amendment was passed?
Well, honey, the 17th Amendment was passed during the presidency of good old Woodrow Wilson. Yep, that's right, he was the man in charge when they decided to shake things up and let the people directly elect their senators. So, next time you're feeling grateful for being able to vote for your senator, you can thank good ol' Woodrow for that little change.
What amendment to the us constitution gave the people the right to elect us senator?
Prior to the 17th Amendment, senators of the U.S Senate were appointed by the state's governor. The 17th Amendment requires that senators be elected by the citizens of the state they represent.
What is the only amendment to overrule a previous amendment?
The 21st amendment repealed, the 18th amendment (prohibition). It is said the the 18th amendment was passed while we were drunk, and the 21st was passed while we were sober.
